Psychological distress in survivors of residential fires

This paper presents preliminary findings from an ongoing study of survivors of residential fires. The purpose of this study was to examine psychological distress and extent of loss in order to provide a psychological profile of survivors over time. The sample ( N=69) was drawn consecutively from the...

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Published in:Social science & medicine (1982) 1994-04, Vol.38 (8), p.1055-1060
Main Authors: Keane, Anne, Pickett, Mary, Jepson, Christopher, McCorkle, Ruth, Lowery, Barbara J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adjustment
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aged
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Bereavement
Biological and medical sciences
disaster
disaster post-traumatic stress disorder survival adjustment distress
distress
Female
Fire
Fires
Housing
Humans
Interview, Psychological
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Philadelphia
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Psychological distress
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Severity of Illness Index
Socioeconomic Factors
Stress
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
survival
Survivors
Survivors - psychology
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Summary:This paper presents preliminary findings from an ongoing study of survivors of residential fires. The purpose of this study was to examine psychological distress and extent of loss in order to provide a psychological profile of survivors over time. The sample ( N=69) was drawn consecutively from the database of residential fires available through the Philadelphia Fire Department. Levels of psychological distress were measured as well as reports of symptoms consistent with the diagnostic criteria for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. The major findings indicate that residential fires caused significant and sustained distress. An agenda for further research and for services to survivors of these fires is presented.
ISSN:0277-9536
1873-5347
DOI:10.1016/0277-9536(94)90222-4